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Can Shifting of Career Goals Be Considered A Mistake?

There are just the same packs of youngsters who pass out from college every year and after doing so, think about what actually they want to do with their lives. Some of them get serious in this sense of career a little too earlier and people make fun of them saying, “He has gone mad!”

Now, are they actually mad? Are they being overly matured? Have they grown up before every one else has? Actually, NO!

It is really good if we realize our goals earlier in life and start working towards it. But hey, don’t worry so much. Goals change and they become better. You might decide to become a mechanical engineer (like I did some years back) and you may also become one (like I have), but after some years you may develop interest in some crazy thing like photography or writing blogs (just like I have) or even singing or even it could be cooking. This isn’t strange at all. Change is the law of nature and we homo sapiens have to abide by it in all walks of life. This might become difficult in some situations but we should never let ourselves down on the balance of self-confidence saying, “I can’t do this anymore.”

People never become serious until they are given some responsibilities that may affect other people. Under the umbrella-shade of their parents, everyone has led a good life because parents, generally, don’t let their children suffer and most importantly, don’t let them grow with a bunch of responsibilities. Therefore, it is very important to know that we are inexperienced in this field of life and will have to have an attitude that allows us to grow in such a direction that will make us more efficient, irrespective of the number of trials that we’ll be required to go through.

The earlier we realize the importance of goals, clearer will be our path towards achievement of that goal. Without any goal if we keep walking towards an unknown direction, we’ll probably end up in a place that we’d never imagined before. This might be good or bad, it is a 50-50 chance and for converting it into a sure shot 100, we need to work upon the goal itself at first, and then carve a way that leads us there.

Situations will definitely come in your private life that will have the potential to disturb your career to the core. It is wholly and solely dependent upon you, how much will you let it affect. You might try to mold into the situation where you’ll accept the disturbances but sooner or later, a realization will come and you’ll have a fight with your inner self, cry out loud within and slap yourself several times asking yourself THE bitter question, “Why didn’t you wake up earlier?”

To regret at that time will be a hell of an experience. Therefore, take a chance NOW.

MOVE, if you don’t feel like it.

Switching careers can be very very very risky, but you’ll never regret it after ten years. Something beautiful comes out when people shift their careers for the sake of their interests and love.

Beware! Don’t just jump. Plan and then, move.

I’d really love to know if someone has done that yet! Sharing such experiences actually aggravates the intention and make it more powerful. So, let us be and make everyone around powerful.

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About Vertika Nigam

Vertika is the founder of WitsAndWings
She has decided to make her each day useful to every woman who has a spark and wants to follow her dream. She loves to write and be a shoulder strong enough for anyone who reads it. She loves to dance and wishes to hit the gym one day!

Amazing starts. Starting off with a status report, then, moving on to questions. With a subtle balance of fact and wit. Amazing.

You have reflected an amazing thought by mentioning the changes we undergo while moving through the course of life. Interests, hobbies, passions change. And they change for good.

Well said. We do realize responsibilities when our work alter’s the life of others. This reminds me of Rohan Sir’s narrative of how he realised the audacity of his work when he was told that he had to make sure that the hundreds of people under him had full stomachs. And he never looked back ever since.

Well, the next paragraph explains how I’m right now. I’ve slapped myself hard and bad. Yes, why didn’t I wake up earlier? I should have. Now I’m trying to clean up this mess. As you said, the time is now. Change is to be in the current moment.

Sabyasachi, I’m really happy to see people accepting and realizing the facts that I mentioned. And, if this can make you realize something for yourself then I feel lucky to be able to do this, and make a change. I’m seeing positive results out of it, until some parent comes and reads this, and makes sure that his/her child does not get to read such things and sticks to what is going on.

The way you present this article is unbelievable . I don’t know how to say thanks. Till now i have already read this article 10 times and i am also narrating this story to my friend, and family , all are surprised from your writing power. Well done CEO ma’am.

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